El Residente
6 Destinos by William Duckwall
Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí
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n my last article, back in March, I wrote about two destinations on Ruta 32: the Quebrada González Station of Braulio Carrillo National Park, and the Rainforest Aerial Tram. Both are just past the Río Sucio Bridge, about an hour’s drive from San José, depending on the whims of traffic and Mother Nature. If you drive about ten kilometers past that bridge you’ll finally be out of the mountains and at the head of a coastal plain which slopes down gently to the Caribbean over a distance of roughly 50 kilometers. Ruta 4 comes in on the north side of Ruta 32. At or near this intersection there are several good restaurants and a big service station. If you return to San José via Ruta 32, keep in mind that this service station is the last one you’ll see until you exit Parque Braulio Carrillo, after 35 km of steep mountain road.
If you continue on Ruta 32, you will go through Guápiles (my hometown), Guácimo, Siquirres, Limón, and eventually, allowing about three hours for the 165-kilometer drive, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca. Go
